Method of and an apparatus for controlling assist air in an internal combustion engine
US5211148A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus supplies assist air toward an injection nozzle of a fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine, to atomize an injected fuel. The apparatus starts and stops supplying the assist air according to engine operating conditions while correcting ignition timing or an engine intake air quantity, to thereby suppress fluctuations in engine output.
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